And now for today's Sunday Smooch from CROWN PRINCE'S CHOSEN BRIDE Kandy's March 2016 release from Harlequin Romance.

The people's princess!

Chef Gemma Harper is on a dating break, so the last thing she needs is gorgeous stranger Tristan tempting her into a fling…especially when he's revealed as the crown prince of Montavia!

Gemma knows forever isn't possible with duty-bound Tristan, but swept off her feet by this charismatic prince, she's determined to make every moment count. And when Tristan throws out the royal rule book, a happy-ever-after could be within Gemma's grasp…if only she's brave enough to say "I do!"

Set-up Tristan, Crown Prince of Montovia, is
incognito in Sydney, enjoying his freedom before he has to return
to take up his responsibilities as heir to the throne of his small European
principality. He is smitten with lovely party planner Gemma Harper, fresh from
a dating sabbatical and determined not to give in to her attraction to a
handsome tourist—especially when she finds out the truth of his identity.

The attraction between them sizzles—but the
obstacles between prince and party planner seem insurmountable, written in
decrees that are centuries old. Gemma knows it is impossible for her to be
anything more than a fling to Tristan—but she decides to take whatever time she
can with him. They give his bodyguards the slip to escape to a mountain
hideaway for a secret two days together—before they must say goodbye for ever.

Smooch “He pulled her into his arms. ‘You’re an
amazing woman, Gemma Harper. One of many talents.’

‘Thank you, Your Highness. And to think
we’re only just getting to know each other... I have many hidden talents you
have yet to discover.’

‘I’ve been keeping my talents hidden, too,’
he said. ‘But for no longer.’

He traced the outline of her mouth with his
finger, the light pressure tantalising in its unexpected sensuality. Her mouth
swelled under his touch, and she ached for him to kiss her there. Instead he
pressed kisses along the line of her jaw and down to the sensitive hollows of
her throat. She closed her eyes, the better to appreciate the sensation. How
could something so simple ignite such pleasure?

She tilted back her head for more, but he
teased her by planting feather-light kisses on her eyelids, one by one, and
then her nose.

‘Kiss me properly,’ she begged, pressing
her aching mouth to his.

He laughed deep in his throat, then
deepened the kiss into something harder and infinitely more demanding. She
wound her arms around his neck to pull him closer, craving more. Her antennae
thrummed softly—not in warning but in approval. She wanted him. She needed him.
He was hers. Not forever, she knew that. But for now.

This was the first time she had walked into
a less-than-ideal relationship with her eyes wide open. It was her choice. With
Tristan she had not been coerced or tricked. She just hoped that when the time
came she would be able to summon the inner strength to let him go without
damage to her heart and soul—and not spend a lifetime in futile longing for
him.

But she would not think of that now. Her
mind was better occupied with the pleasure of Tristan’s mouth, his tongue, his
hands skimming her breasts, her hips.

He broke away from the kiss so he could
undo the buttons of her shirt. She trembled with pleasure when his fingers
touched bare skin. He knew exactly what he was doing, and she thrilled to it.

‘I haven’t shown you around outside,’ she
said breathlessly.

Oh! He’d pulled her shirt open with his
teeth. Desire, fierce and insistent, throbbed through her. She slid his T-shirt
over his head, gasped her appreciation of his hard, muscular chest.

He tilted her head back to meet his blue
eyes, now dark with passion. ‘How many times do I have to tell you? The only
sight I’m interested in is you. All of you.”

Are you good at keeping secrets? Have you ever let slip a secret that you shouldn't have? We'd love to hear! Leave a comment to be in the running for a paperback copy of CROWN PRINCE'S CHOSEN BRIDE.Come back next Sunday, when the winner of today's giveaway will be announced !

28 comments:

I'm bound to have let a secret slip in the past...though as I can't recall any serious repercussions, they can't have been either big or dreadful secrets. I like to flatter myself that I'm a good keeper of secrets...but if I happened to be dating a crown prince, I'd HAVE to let a girlfriend or two know. ;-)

Kandy - love the premise of the story and the smooch. Hmmm, sometimes I do well at keeping secrets and other times I stink at it. I have gotten better at secret keeping in the 2 years and a bit I've been working for NZ tax department - since there are details that can't be shared for privacy and policy reasons. So far as personal life goes, I swear it boils down to why I'm being asked to keep things a secret.

Good point Katrina! Keeping a good secret you know you will be able to eventually share is so much easier than keeping a secret that could hurt people if you accidentally let it slip! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. Party Queens number three, is coming up with Eliza and Jake's story in July, The Bridesmaid's Baby Bump (a title that does kind of give the plot away!)

Kandy, Kandy, Kandy!Sure looks like another winner to me and I am anxious to read it! (I tell myself, Soon, Soon, LOL!)As for secrets, I have two whopping secrets for friends. (I think you can figure out what they are, LOL!) Have had the one secret 24 years (OMG!) and the other one 5 years. I have actually had nightmares where I'm on my deathbed and I let the secrets out. I hate it when that happens!

No I haven't let one slip as I know how important secrets are and if someone tells you one it should be kept to ones self. The book sounds so good and can't wait to get my hands on a print one to review on a few sites! ptclayton2@aol.com

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